# alibaba/atlas

A powerful Android Dynamic Component Framework.

Repository: https://github.com/alibaba/atlas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/alibaba-atlas
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: atlas, android, dynamic
Last push: 2022-01-27T14:31:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3473, "days_push": 1679, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8143, forks 1466 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:13.856324+00:00)

## What it is
Atlas is Alibaba's Android dynamic component framework that enables client-side containerization through decoupled, isolated bundles. It provides class isolation, on-demand loading, and rapid incremental updates across the development, runtime, and maintenance phases of Android apps.

## Use cases
- split a large android app into independently developed modules
- fix bugs in a released android app without a full app store update
- push incremental updates to an android app dynamically
- work around the 65535 method count limit in android
- enable parallel development and independent debugging of android features
- load classes and resources on demand at runtime in android

## When to choose
- you maintain a very large legacy Android app needing modularization and dynamic updates
- you need class isolation and bundle-based decoupling on Android 4.0-9.0
- your team wants independent development and debugging of app components

## When to avoid
- you target modern Android versions beyond 9.0
- you want an actively maintained solution - development has slowed and alternatives like dynamic feature delivery exist
- you need a multi-process framework rather than a component framework

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: mobile-framework, plugin-system, build-tool, deployment
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, developer-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: android-plugin-framework, dynamic-loading, hotfix, modularization, bundle, gradle-plugin, class-isolation, incremental-update, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- alibaba/atlas (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:13.856324+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:29:47.225795+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alibaba/atlas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:13.856324+00:00, sha 48f31e885f30)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.